[V8] fuel smell

[Curtis Helton]

Directly under the FPR their is a bolt/nut missing that screws down into the
manifold. The gas is just sitting down in there in that part of the
manifold. There is 5-6 other bolts just like that on different places in the
manifold. The manual calls them fuel manifold bolts. Where would I find one
of those? And is that most likely the culprit?

On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net> wrote:

> Got plates for the V8 here yesterday. Went for a cruise in the snow and
> just
> smelled oil burning....it's not bad,  drove great.
>
> We had a porsche 928 ignite a pool of fuel in the "Vee". Keep an ext handy.
> Good luck
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D Morralee" <superdaveski at hotmail.com>
> To: <fatboy03 at gmail.com>; "Ingo Rautenberg" <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
> Cc: "audi fan" <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 9:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] fuel smell
>
>
> >
> > Happy American Thanks Giving to My American V8 Friends....... do I smell
> > gas or is the turkey burning . superdave
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:46:06 -0500
> >> From: fatboy03 at gmail.com
> >> To: ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
> >> CC: v8 at audifans.com
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] fuel smell
> >>
> >> Ingo,
> >> No that hadn't been brought up.But after looking at it for a few
> minutes,
> >> directly under the FPR their is a bolt/nut missing that screws down into
> >> the
> >> manifold. The gas is just sitting down in there in that part of the
> >> manifold. There is 5-6 other bolts just like that on different places in
> >> the
> >> manifold. The manual calls them fuel manifold bolts. Where would I find
> >> one
> >> of those? And is that most likely the culprit?
> >>
> >> Almost time to eat some turkey :)
> >>
> >> Thanks again,
> >>
> >> Curtis
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Ingo Rautenberg
> >> <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> > Sorry to jump in so late. Sounds like you either have a cracked/broken
> >> > hose
> >> > to the carbon canister or maybe the valve is not functioning properly.
> >> > That's where the carbon canister resides.
> >> >
> >> > If that's already been discussed - my apologies.
> >> >
> >> > Ingo
> >> > On Nov 25, 2010 11:44 AM, "Curtis Helton" <fatboy03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > It's definitely coming from the engine bay. On the right side if you
> >> > > were
> >> > > sitting in the car.
> >> > >
> >> > > Getting ready to dig into it right now.
> >> > >
> >> > > Happy Turkey Day guys!!
> >> > >
> >> > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Curtis Helton <fatboy03 at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> LMAO....Nice write up Bryan.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Thanks for the tips.....I was thinking along those lines. Would
> worn
> >> > fuel
> >> > >> injector seals be a culprit? Also, when it's cold out, it's alot
> >> > >> worse.
> >> > Why
> >> > >> would that be?
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Yes, I'm sure we will have a few beers, wrench a little then go sit
> >> > >> down
> >> > >> and gorge ourselves..LOL
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Thanks for the recipe, but I don't cook. LOL
> >> > >>
> >> > >> The inlaws do the cooking. They maybe insulted if I tried to cook
> >> > >> something. :)
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Thanks alot you all for all the replys. I'm going to check it out
> >> > >> when
> >> > he
> >> > >> comes over in the morning. In the mean time, I'm going to let him
> >> > >> drive
> >> > one
> >> > >> of my cars until it's fixed.
> >> > >> I'remember reading on here about several v8s burning to the ground.
> >> > >> :(
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Curtis
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Bryan Kamerer <kamerer at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>> bad fuel smell
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> Maybe get fresh fuel so it smells better? I hate the smell of
> >> > >>> spoiled
> >> > >>> gasoline. Personally I have never encountered a "bad" fuel smell
> >> > myself, I
> >> > >>> love the smell of gasoline. It smells like, .... "Victory" I
> think.
> >> > >>> Especially mixed with little flakes of aluminum oxide and
> pectin...
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> Ok, once I admit, I do recall a "bad" fuel smell. But that was in
> a
> >> > strip
> >> > >>> club one night, where it was totally not situationally
> appropriate.
> >> > Turns
> >> > >>> out a Buddhist stripper was about to protest the working
> >> > >>> conditions,
> >> > but in
> >> > >>> a really self-destructive way...
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> OK, back to reality. There are a number of possibilities but the
> >> > >>> real
> >> > >>> deal is with two of you, diagnosing it will be easy - one can
> crank
> >> > while
> >> > >>> the other sniffs around. Gasoline evaporates quickly enough that a
> >> > minor
> >> > >>> leak "high up" can fall on something else and then evaporate
> before
> >> > >>> it
> >> > >>> leaves a trail on the ground. So look more intently up on the fuel
> >> > >>> rails/intake area more intently. If there was a minor leak there,
> >> > >>> it
> >> > would
> >> > >>> get sucked into the cabin more easily, then evaporate against the
> >> > >>> hot
> >> > engine
> >> > >>> before it hit the ground. More likely a loose connector/connection
> >> > >>> than
> >> > a
> >> > >>> split line. Kill the spark so it doesn't fire, then it will be
> >> > >>> easier
> >> > to
> >> > >>> spot.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> A great Thanksgiving is always wrenching a bit and solving
> >> > >>> something
> >> > >>> arcane but not horribly complicated, then sitting down to a great
> >> > >>> meal.
> >> > I
> >> > >>> recall a few years ago on Thanksgiving: my dad, me, my '94 Harley
> >> > >>> Dyna
> >> > >>> Glide, and a loose primary balancer bolt. Then my Tennessee
> >> > grandmother's
> >> > >>> cornbread dressing and a deep fried Turkey. Awesome. Looks like
> you
> >> > >>> and
> >> > >>> your son will have a great holiday. And if you need a recipe for
> >> > >>> real
> >> > >>> southern cornbread dressing, email me privately. I got it. Happy
> >> > holidays.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> Bryan
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Curtis Helton <
> fatboy03 at gmail.com
> >> > >wrote:
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>> My sons 90 v8q lately has a bad fuel smell on startup. It doesn't
> >> > >>>> leak
> >> > >>>> any
> >> > >>>> gas on the ground anywhere. He said it's hard to tell where the
> >> > >>>> smell
> >> > is
> >> > >>>> coming from.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> Any ideas?
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> He's going to bring it over this weekend and I'm going to take a
> >> > >>>> peek
> >> > at
> >> > >>>> it.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> Thanks,
> >> > >>>> Curtis
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